Chushu will fall on August 23, 2008.
Chushu reflects the changing of temperature. Chu means stop and
shu means summer, so Chushu indicates that the hot summer is
ending. However, in fact, it is not cool yet at the moment and
could be still very hot in some days, especially in the afternoon
of sunny days. This is also a busy season of harvesting for
farmers.
Weather:
In the Chushu period, it's still hot during the day but quite
cool in the morning and evening. This is a period where the weather
changes from hot to cold, so people have to adjust the balance of
yin (negative) and yang (positive) in the body according to
traditional Chinese medicine. People are advised to wear suitable
clothes and have enough sleep.
Lifestyle:
For better health, nutritionists advise people to drink more
water, light tea, juice, milk, or soybean milk, and eat fresh
vegetables and fruits. Fried or spicy food should be avoided.
(China.org.cn)